Having seen this cathedral from the distant train I was quite excited about the prospect of being up close and shooting it. It's a strange place though - very old in parts but has a strange feeling to it. I don't like the main tower - a bit too 'clunky' for me - none of the elegance of Lincoln or other cathedrals.
For those interested it was founded as a monastery in 673 by Saint Ethelreda, destroyed by the Danes in 870, refounded by the Benedictines in 970, most of the current building were constructed in 1081, became a cathedral in 1109, Henry VIII closed the monastery in 1539 and was visited by Gordon in 2010.
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